September 2009
14 posts
New joke about dog eating on “Family Guy” →
So, I absolutely LOVE Family Guy.  Anyways, I was watching the season premiere today when I was really surprised to hear a joke about Korea.  After going to a different dimension where dogs rule the…
Sep 28th
South Korean Propaganda Series: Extreme →
This is a small project following the North Korean propaganda series showcasing some South Korean propaganda.  I have to admit, I’ve done a really bad job in linking back where I got many of the…
Sep 26th
Is this commercial racist? →
Thanks to Brian for posting this.  There’s a commercial put out by Samsung that  shows white people using old, outdated technology with pig’s noses.  At best, it was a very stupid decision to make…
Sep 24th
채리필터 (Cherry Filter) – 피아니시모 (Pianissimo) →
Yea!  New Cherry Filter!  I haven’t heard from them for a while.  I absolutely love their music (check out one of their other great songs over here) so I was pretty ecstatic when I saw them on …
Sep 20th
Sep 16th
바램 (Wish) / “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” cover →
Here’s my attempt at taking a classic song and writing it in Korean: The credit for the music goes strait to Bruddah Iz, that man was amazing. The original Song “Over…
Sep 16th
K-Bloggers getting a group together →
I’m very interesting in seeing how this develops.  If you want to take part, head over to the Facebook group page.  Some of my favorite K-Bloggers are saying they are getting on board, so we’ll…
Sep 8th
Sep 8th
VANK announces K-Blog winners! →
VANK announced the winners of the Korean blogging contest over here.  I really would have liked them to list the blogs by what blog it actually is so I could go check out what blogs deserved to be…
Sep 7th
Sep 7th
Admiration from afar →
I’m watching High Kick right now, a REALLY great sitcom (really the only sitcom I’ve seen from Korea).  Anyways, here’s another scene I thought I’d share with y’all. Remember this the next time you…
Sep 7th
Dear Soldier (1944) →
“Dear Soldier” (병정님) is the first movie I’ve seen from Korea which was made while they were under Japan’s rule giving an interesting insight into how the Japanese expected the Koreans to…
Sep 7th
K-Movie: The Housemaid (1960) (Watch free!) →
“The Housemaid” (下女/하녀), released all the way back in 1960, provides a very entertaining story exploring what can happen when you put an absolutely mad/crazy girl in close proximity to a…
Sep 5th
Encore! →
Here is possibly my favorite clip from “The Classic.”
Sep 2nd
More pics from the Dokdo Racers →
Okay, the Dokdo Racers posted their pics so I’ll go ahead and link to that here since I wanted to show y’all them (you can see my pics and writeup here).  You can get a sense of how many people…
Sep 1st
Dokdo Racers Schedule →
The Dokdo Racers posted their schedule, so I’ll go ahead and re-post that here in English for those curious where they’ll be heading.  You can see my commentary and writeup about the Utah seminar …
Sep 1st
August 2009
32 posts
Dokdo Racers Presentation →
Yesterday was the big day for the 독도레이서스 (Dokdo Racers) to do their presentation for us in Salt Lake City.  I’ve had some chances to meet with them over the past few days (more here and here). …
Aug 31st
Helping the Dokdo Racers →
Continuing my experience with the Dokdo Racers, they came by Thursday and Friday and I ran through their presentation and corrected any English mistakes and some other things.  I’ll be going to…
Aug 29th
Encounter with the Dokdo Racers →
My friend at my school (University of Utah) told me he would introduce me to some Koreans that were visiting from Seoul National University (SNU) which made me REALLY excited (as I’ll be studying…
Aug 27th
Run away! Run away! →
A second of three funny clips I chose from my favorite Korean movie, “The Classic” (클래식).  Poor guy …
Aug 26th
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Aug 25th
The Infamous Korean 똥침 →
If you’ve been to Korea, you may have received: Taken from “The Classic” / 클래식 (AKA my favorite Korean movie) I believe this also goes on in Japan and possible other…
Aug 25th
Apparently I’m famous →
Today I met a girl who just came from Korea and is going to start studying at my university (University of Utah).  When we met, she said I looked familiar.  Then she asked me “Do you have videos on…
Aug 22nd
My Korean Learning Journey →
I answered some questions about learning Korean that Shanna from Hanguk Drama sent me.  You can see her post over here.  If you’ve learned Korean, consider answering her…
Aug 21st
Aug 20th
카라 (Kara) – Wanna →
I really like Kara’s main songs that come to the charts and this one is no different. It’s pretty catchy and seems like a small step-up from their previous image (although not…
Aug 18th
Former Korean president Kim Dae-Jung died →
Former South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung died today due to heart failure.  He’s credited with doing a lot of work for reunification and democracy.  His work with North Korea has helped earn him…
Aug 18th
Practice texting in Korean online! →
Those of you who’ve been following my blog for a long time know I’ve been working on a HUGE project called Hangeul Assistant over on the Korean Wiki Project.  Up until now, the main things you can…
Aug 17th
Top 10 Korean Engrish Signs →
Since I’ve posted so many North Korean propaganda posters, I feel like I need to lighten up the posts by sharing my favorite Korean “Engrish” signs with y’all.  I think we can all laugh at the…
Aug 16th
개와 늑대의 시간 (Time of Dog and Wolf): K-Drama →
As part of my Korean studies this semester, I decided that I would watch a Korean drama.  I chose 개와 늑대의 시간 (Time of Dog and Wolf) since it seemed like a pretty interesting drama. The…
Aug 14th
Untranslatable Words →
There’s some words that when a Korean asks me how to say it in English, I just have to come up with words that are close to it.  Every language has it’s set of words that have developed over time…
Aug 12th
Rape victim speaks out, corrects previous reports →
I’m glad to finally see an article clearing up the news from a month ago.  The Korean Herald has a piece up with the real story (hopefully unlike the previous article).  I don’t even know where…
Aug 12th
Korean bus tries to dodge oncoming car, runs into... →
Oncoming Car Causes Bus Crash Into Subway At the end the bus driver says: Please get off.  Is anyone hurt?
Aug 11th
Hangeul Documentation Project →
Well, yea, I’ve just been working hard over on the Korean Wiki Project.  I just want to update everyone on it so we can get some feedback (if y’all have any). One of our goals is to be the most…
Aug 10th
Korean Dramas: 환상의 커플 (Fantasy Couple) →
Fantasy Couple (환상의 커플) is easily my third favorite drama (Soulmate/소울메이트 being first and Jewel in the Palace/대장금 being second).  It has a cast who has great chemistry and plays their…
Aug 7th
Spotlight on Korean: Dialects →
Want to learn about the various dialects of Korean?  Why would you want to learn a dialect?  Here’s one example showing the different ways to say dragonfly (잠자리): Here’s a quick map…
Aug 6th
North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 7 →
This is last post in the North Korean propaganda series.  For more information regarding the series or the North Korean dialect, please refer back to the first page, featuring women. Pages in…
Aug 6th
Former President Clinton in North Korea →
Source: CNN It’ll be interesting to see what happens here.  The last visit was with another former president, Carter, with Kim Il-Sung which ended successfully (on the surface).
Aug 5th
North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 6 →
This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series.  For more information regarding the series or the North Korean dialect, please refer back to the first page, featuring women. Pages…
Aug 5th
Clinton’s Trip Successful? Kim Jung-Il Pardons... →
According to the BBC, Kim Jung-Il has pardoned the two American journalists.  They will reportedly fly back to the USA with Bill Clinton.  Read more from the Associated Press.
Aug 5th
North Korea on the Brink of Collapse? →
Source: Chosun As you can see in some of the pictures from the recent North Korean propaganda series, North Korea has been waging a war against laziness and disloyalty in their 150 day campaign…
Aug 4th
Children’s propaganda poster in action →
While watching a documentary titled “Inside Undercover in North Korea” by National Geographic, I saw a poster which I recognized.  Here’s the original poster taken from the page on North Korean…
Aug 4th
North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 5 →
This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series.  For more information regarding the series or the North Korean dialect, please refer back to the first page, featuring women. Pages…
Aug 2nd
North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 4 →
This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series.  For more information regarding the series or the North Korean dialect, please refer back to the first page, featuring women. Pages…
Aug 1st
July 2009
43 posts
North Korean Propaganda Series: Other 3 →
This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series.  For more information regarding the series or the North Korean dialect, please refer back to the first page, featuring women. Pages…
Jul 31st
Spotlight on Korean: Photography →
I absolutely love taking pictures so I joined the EOS-400D 450D 500D Club on Cyworld and learned some photography terms.  I’ve added them to the Korean Wiki Project, here’s a small…
Jul 31st
Raw Fish Bibimbap (회덮밥) →
I’ve been a lover of bibimbap for a LONG time.  Ever since I had my first bowl, I drool at just the thought of having it!  It wasn’t until recently that I had raw tuna bibimbab though. …
Jul 31st
North Korean Propaganda Series: Juche and Seon-gun... →
This is a continuation of the North Korean propaganda series.  For more information regarding the series or the North Korean dialect, please refer back to the first page, featuring women. Pages…
Jul 30th